Getodava

Getodava Festival (Festivalul Istoric Getodava) is a historical reenactment festival held at the Geto-Dava Theme Park in Poiana village, Iași County, Romania.
The site features a full-scale replica of a Getic hillfort, serving as the stage for reenactments centered on the history of the Getae people and their interactions with the Roman world. The festival highlights Iron Age material culture, commemorating the ancient traditions and fortification techniques specific to this region.

Google Maps location of the main event activities can be found here.

The Getodava aims to show how the Geto-Dacians lived, fought, and worked using replica tools and ancient methods. The program features reenactment groups and craftspeople who replicate the military and social environment characteristic of that historical era.
The festival’s most popular attractions include:

• Combat reenactments: Staged military engagements between Getic and Roman forces illustrating ancient infantry tactics.

• Historical encampments: Reconstructed military and civilian shelters depicting daily life in a Dacian settlement.

• Craft demonstrations: Hands-on displays of iron forging, traditional pottery, woodworking, and weaving techniques.

• Fire performances: Evening displays utilizing ancient-style equipment to recreate historical ceremonial traditions.

• Skill workshops: Practical sessions focused on ancient domestic and survival technologies for participants.

The Getodava Festival was initiated by the "Geto-Dacian from Moldova" Cultural Association in 2014 to show people how the Geto-Dacian civilization lived and functioned. The organizers sought to move beyond dry historical facts, wanting to create a setting where ancient life could be observed in action.
The project started as a series of temporary gatherings, but soon it was obvious that these events could not provide the complete, realistic environment needed to properly portray ancient life.

To change this, the association created the Geto-Dava Theme Park in Poiana village in 2021. Inside of it they started the construction of a full-scale Getic hillfort, which became the festival's permanent home. This hillfort functions as a cultural sanctuary where the Geto-Dacian heritage is both celebrated and kept alive.